Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 711-100, Joshua Dinsdell, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Dinsdell, Joshua
B. L. Wt. 711-1005-
CONTENTS

No 711
Joshua Dinsdell
Esq:
1st Mass Regiment
Charles Dinsdell to their heirs
Warrant issued Nov 23 rd 1878
Seth Lyatt Attorney

Applications,
There now remain on hand for examination 167.
The number of claims that have been found valid are } 130
The number of claims that have been rejected are 336
The number of suspended claims are
It appears that anterior to 1 st Nov r 1878 there were 686 applications for Revolutionary bounty lands of which number 209. were without correct vouchers and were rejected - leaving in the Office 1 st Nov r } 477
Since 1 st Nov r there have been (exclusive of a number of applications by members of Congress and others, who had no vouchers to support such ) 264

Joshua Durdale 1884
Prob. this letter was alluded to in latter to Mrs

UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston, } ss. Suffolk, }
ON this fifteenth Day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me, WILLIAM STEVENSON, Notary Public, by legal authority admitted and sworn, and dwelling in Bos- ton aforesaid, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally appeared John Goates, and acknowledged the within instrument of substitution to be his free act and deed.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my Notarial Seal, the day and year above written.
William Stevenson
} Notary Public, and } Justice of Peace.

I know all men by these presents, That I John Coates of Boston in the State of Massa- chusetts attorney to Charles Densdell of Roxbury in the State aforesaid whose power of attorney authorising me to receive a warrant for one hundred acres of Land from the Government of the United States, as a claimant under his late Brother Joshua of the Massachusett's Line U.S. Resolut. Arrears Densdell, deceased with power to substitute, is now lodged in the Office of the War Department of the Uni- ted States; have by virtue of said authority substituted and appointed J. H. Wyatt of the City of Washington Careful Substitute to claim and receive the said Land warrant, & to exe- cute, and perform all and singular the Acts, Deeds, matters & things, which by the said original Letter of attorney I am authorised and empowered to do — Hereby ratifying & confirming all that any substitute may lawfully do by virtue hereof. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15 th day of August A.D. 1818.
In presence of
W. Sturminster
Walter A. Bacher
John Coates

Charles Dinsdell. Their to Joshua Dinsdell. 1 st Reg t Mass.
W. H.
Know all your people please

29.099 - Know all Men by these Presents,
That I Charles Dinsdell of Roxbury County of Norfolk, State of Massachusetts, Victualler one of the heirs of Joshua Dinsdell, deceased late of Roxbury, who was a Soldier in the first Mass- achusetts Regt. during the Revolutionary war have constituted, ordained and made, and in my Stead and Place put, and by these Presents do constitute, ordain and make, and in my Stead and Place put John Coates of Boston, County of Suffolk and State aforesaid, Brother.
to be my true, sufficient and lawful Attorney, for me and in my Name and Stead, and to my Use, to ask, demand, levy, require, recover and receive of and from all and every Person or Persons whomsoever the same shall or may concern, all and singular Sum and Sums of Money, Debts, Goods, Wares, Mer- chandize, Effects and Things whatsoever, and wheresoever they shall and may be found due, owing, payable, belonging and coming unto me the Constituent, by any Ways and Means whatsoever, as one of the heirs
of Joshua Dinsdell, my late Brother, deceased for the services of the said Joshua, who served the United States during the Revolutionary war especially to ask for, and to receive for me, of the Secretary of War, of the U. States a Warrant for One Hundred acres of Land, which was granted said Joshua, for his services, in the first Regiment of the Massachusetts Line of the American Army, during the said war.
Giving and hereby granting unto my said Attorney my full and whole Strength, Power and Authority in and about the Premises; and to take and use all due Means, Course and Process in the Law for the obtaining and recovering the same; and of Recoveries and Receipts thereof, in my Name to make, seal and execute due Acquittances and Discharge; and for the Premises to appear, and the Person of me the Constituent to represent before any Governour, Judges, Justices, Officers and Ministers of the Law whatsoever, in any Court or Courts of Judicature, and there, on my Behalf, to answer, defend and reply unto all Actions, Causes, Matters and Things whatsoever, relating to the Premises. Also to submit any Matter in Dispute, to Arbitration or otherwise: With full Power to make and substitute one or more Attorneys under my said Attorney, and the same again at Pleasure to revoke. And generally to say, do, act, transact, determine, accomplish, and finish all Matters and Things whatsoever, relating to the Premises, as fully, amply and effectually, to all Intents and Purposes, as I the said Constituent, if present, ought or might personally, although the Matter should require more special Authority than is herein comprised, the said Con- stituent ratifying, allowing and holding firm and valid all and whatsoever my said Attorney or his Substitutes shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, in and about the Premises, by Virtue of these Presents. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Third Day of
November, in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventeen
Signed, sealed and delivered in Presence of
Maria H. Coates
Mary Andrews.
Suffolk ss. Boston & November 3. 1817 Then Charles Dinsdell known to me to be the the above instrument by him acknowledged to be his free act & deed Before me Stephen Forham Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Suffolk ss. Boston November 8 th A.D. 1817. John Tucker a Clerk of the Courts in the above County do hereby certify that Stephen Gorham is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned by the Executive authority of the State of Massachusetts and that the Signature to the within Instrument is in the hand wri- -ting of the said Stephen Gorham -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the day & year above written - John Tucker

W.B. Joshua Dandell
Charles Dandell & other Heirs

Boston, Oct. 11, 1817.
I Elijah Vose, who was a Lieut. Colonel in the 1 st Massachusetts Regiment, and served during the said Revolutionary War in said Regt. Do hereby certify, That it appears by the Books of the said Regt. which have been examined by me, that Joshua Dinsdell served in that Regiment during the said War - that he was enlisted for the term of "During the war," and was regularly and honorably discharged on the eighth day of June, 1783, by General Washington.
Elijah Vose Lieut.
Col.
Suffolk ss. Boston October 16 th 1817. Personally appeared Col. Elijah Vose by whom the above certificate is signed, well known by me, and made oath to the truth thereof - before me
William Stevenson Jur. Plea & Notary Pub.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Norfolk County. Probate Department.
This certifies, that it appears to me from satisfactory evidence, That Charles Dinsdell of Roxbury, in the County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth aforesaid, Victualler, was a Brother, and is one of the heirs of Joshua Dinsdell, late of Roxbury aforesaid, deceased; who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, and served during the said War in Colonel Vose's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line of the American Army; And that the said Charles Dinsdell is one of the legitimate and legal heirs of the said Joshua Dinsdell, deceased, and by the Laws of the Commonwealth aforesaid, is entitled to a share of all the Estate, Credits, and Rights of every description, of the said Joshua Dinsdell, deceased, which appertained to the said deceased at the time of his death.
And there is no particular seal appropriated to said Department, or required by law to be used by me in the proceedings thereof.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21 st day of December, in the year of our L ord C hrist D omi , one thousand, eight hundred, and seventeen.
Edw th H enry Vose Judge of Probate for Norfolk County